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Heart Disorder Claims

Although the human heart is a relatively small muscle, it never rests. The average adult heart beats over 100,000 times per day, every day of its life. Cardiovascular health is critical to our ability to perform even the smallest tasks. The Social Security Administration (SSA) recognizes a wide range of heart disorders, as well as disorders related to arteries and veins. Heart disorders that may qualify you for Social Security disability payments include:

Qualifying Factors

In addition, a heart disorder that results from heart disease may qualify you for disability payments if it results from:

Social Security disability payments may be available whether you were born with a heart disorder or if you developed one later in life.

In order to demonstrate that your heart disorder qualifies you for Social Security disability payments, you must show that the disorder prevents you from working and that it has lasted or will continue to last for at least twelve consecutive months. The SSA asks for a variety of complex medical records and other information in order to determine whether you qualify for disability payments. For instance, the SSA may want to see medical notes from your family doctor or cardiologist, results from lab studies like blood tests and ultrasound scans, and information about treatments you have tried and whether they helped.

The SSA may also ask for a longitudinal clinical record, which is a medical record that covers at least three consecutive months of your treatment for your heart condition. The SSA uses the longitudinal clinical record to determine how severe your condition is and whether or not you may improve enough to go back to work. If you have a significant cardiac event such as a heart attack or heart surgery after you have filed for disability benefits, the SSA may hold your file for three months to see how you recover from the cardiac event.

In some cases, a heart condition alone is not enough to prevent you from working, but the heart condition along with other conditions you may have could leave you severely debilitated. A heart disorder may also affect other body systems, leaving you with multiple medical conditions. Because the SSA considers your entire health picture when determining whether you qualify for disability benefits, it is important to provide health records that are as complete as possible.

Whether you've had an acute event like a heart attack or you're enduring a chronic condition like heart disease, you need your time and energy to focus on your health and recovery. Filing a Social Security disability claim can be a complex and exhausting process, and an experienced Missouri Social Security disability lawyer can be of invaluable help. Skilled Missouri attorneys will examine your case thoroughly and fight on your behalf, seeking the maximum disability benefits to which you may be entitled. For a free and confidential consultation, call Page Law today at (314) 322-8515.

 

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